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MicrosoftData & AI Specialist
Jan. 2024Fargo, NDAssisting Microsoft non-profits with data platform modernization, AI adoption, and analytics reporting. Fabric, Copilot, AI, database consulting. Helping organizations expedite their services to people who need them.
MicrosoftDynamics 365 + Power Platform Specialist
Mar. 2021 - Apr. 2023Fargo, North Dakota, United States• Managed pre-sales activity for on-prem to cloud migrations and next-workload ADS adoption
• Lead Microsoft pod sales strategy efforts with AE’s, SSP’s, CSM’s
• Ran data technical discovery and requirement meetings
• Coordinated on-site whiteboarding and dashboard development meetings with customer C-level management
• Lead Power Platform integration sales efforts including Power BI adoption
• Lead discussions/discovery around advanced data services (data governance/analytics/data warehousing/AI)
• Developed ADS data analytics strategies including SQL, Azure DW, Synapse, Databricks • Provided education regarding Machine Learning models and the application of Artificial Intelligence
• Integrated D365, Connectors/API's, Power BI on behalf of stakeholders
• Successfully on-boarded on-prem to Azure customers in territory to meet quota expectations
MicrosoftAzure Data and Artificial Intelligence Strategist and Developer
Jul. 2019 - Sep. 2020Fargo, North DakotaCloud specialist focused on data platform strategic planning and development - Data Factor/Data Lake/Data Warehouse/Synapse/SQL MI; data source + apps & infrastructure integration; Connector selection and planning; Power BI demonstration and reporting planning. • Managed pre-sales activity for on-prem to cloud migrations and next-workload ADS adoption
• Lead Microsoft pod sales strategy efforts with AE’s, SSP’s, CSM’s
• Ran data technical discovery and requirement meetings
• Coordinated on-site whiteboarding and dashboard development meetings with customer C-level management
• Lead Power Platform integration sales efforts including Power BI adoption
• Lead discussions/discovery around advanced data services (data governance/analytics/data warehousing/AI)
• Developed ADS data analytics strategies including SQL, Azure DW, Synapse, Databricks • Provided education regarding Machine Learning models and the application of Artificial Intelligence
• Integrated D365, Connectors/API's, Power BI on behalf of stakeholders
• Successfully on-boarded on-prem to Azure customers in territory to meet quota expectations
MicrosoftAzure Infrastructure Migration and Application Modernization Specialist
Aug. 2017 - Jul. 2019Fargo, North Dakota, United StatesAzure infrastructure and data migration pre-sales, architecture, and project management. Guided customers through migration planning and implementation. SQL licensing-to-cloud consultant and Azure Data Services architect. Azure networking and advanced services advisor and development. Partner relationship management and funding liaison. Azure account developer and manager. • Senior lead for Microsoft cloud migration discovery, requirement collection, budgeting, and project development • Guided on-prem customers through cloud migration and virtual machine optimization
• Provided expertise regarding Azure VM advanced workload selection • Consulted with stakeholders around security, governance, disaster recovery, and high availability
• Lead technical discovery to determine data sourcing, data flows, and hybrid data strategies • Guided customers thru SQL-in-Azure, Data Warehouse, and advanced Azure Data Services to compliment infrastructure strategies • Provided leadership for customer stakeholders around SAP on Azure options • Educated customers on Microsoft compatibility with Linux/open-source technologies
• Coordinated ECF funding and partner introductions
OracleSoftware & Management Services Sales and Account Management
Jul. 2015 - Jul. 2017Denver, Colorado, United StatesRightNow technologies post-sales engineering functional consulting and project management.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.National Sales Director
Dec. 2012 - Sep. 2015Directed sales of IT data reporting & analytics solutions. .NET solutions included managed services and application/SQL database administration.
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